This is actually a bug in the dell brightness backend of hal. The upstream fix works great, I'll applied it in bzr head.
** Changed in: hal (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gnome-power-manager => hal Assignee: (unassigned) => Martin Pitt (pitti) Status: Confirmed => In Progress ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #14797 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14797 ** Also affects: hal via https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14797 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- [Hardy] LCD Brightness Applet doesn't work properly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191725 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs